Communicator

They receive and express ideas and information confidently in more than one language, including the language of mathematical symbols.

In the Library the students are encouraged to express their own ideas, feelings and information in a variety of modes of communication. They show enthusiasm in their reflections on literature and respect for ideas and opinions of others. Students are encouraged to read in different languages.

Independent reading. Students read the books on being a communicator.

After reading they explain in a sentence:

1. How did the character/s show or demonstrate being a communicator?

2. How did the book/story affected you to be a communicator?


Click, Clack Moo Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin

When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.

Like the cows and hens who used the typewriter to write a letter to the farmer telling they wanted an electric blankets.
Like the cow who gathered all the animals for a meeting. (Kern, 4M)
Like the cow who is always complaining by writing a letter using typewriter.
Like the cow who always writes letters to the farmer. (Lidya, 4G)
Like the barn animals that communicated with a typewriter. (Yoel, 4G)
Like the farmer and the cows who kept correspondent through mails. (Kelvin, 4G)
Like the cows sending mails and talk after they write something. (Ivan, 4G)
Like the animals who wrote a letter to farmer Brown telling they are bored. (Sian, 2M)

The Cow that Went Oink by Bernard Most

The cow that went oink said moo because the pig that went moo taught the cow how to say moo and the cow taught the pig how to say oink. Now they can say both moo and oink. (Tasya, 4M)
Like the pig who teaches the cow to speak moo. (Nadine, 4G)
Like the cow who speaks oink and teaches the pig how to oink. (Ribka, 4G)
Like the cow who taught the pig to oink and the pig who taught the cow to moo. (Andrew, 2K)
Like the cow and the pig teaching each other words they can't say like moo and oink. (kimberly, 2M)

Dear Juno by Soyung Park

Like Juno who is wondering about his grandma so he keep sending letters to her. (Vincent, 4M)
Like Juno who at first can't read what his grandma wrote to him but he knew he can also communicate through drawing. (Arya, 4M)
Like Juno and his grandmother who make letter to each other. (Delfia, 2K)

Dear Mr. Blueberry by Simon James

Like Emily who writes letters to Mr. Blueberry. (Danni, 4G)
Like Emily who writes letters to Mr. Blueberry. (Edbert, 3S)
Like Emily who makes a letter to Mr. Blueberry about the whale she saw in her pond. (Ryan, 4M)
Like Emily who always make a letter to Mr. Blueberry and Mr. Blueberry answers back. (Syaloom, 2M)

Dear Mrs. Larue by Mark Teague

Like the dog who writes a letter to Mrs. Larue.
Like the dog who wrote to his owner.

Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin

Like the Worm who writes a lot of stuff. (Martin, 4M)
Like the worm who kept writing to express his feelings. (Ervina, 3S)
Like the worm who kept writing in his diary book about his experiences. (Erika, 2K)
Like the worm who wrote his experiences on a diary. (Fiona, 2M)

Have You Seen my Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri

Like mother duck always asks questions "Where is my duckling?" (Jeffry, 3S)
Like the mother of the ducklings who asks all the animals "Have you seen my duckling?" (Jonathan, 2K)
Like the mother duck who asked the turtle if he saw her duckling. (Ariel, 2M)
Like the other ducklings who told their mom one ducling is missing. (Yusuf, 2M)

I Hate English by Ellen Levine

Like MeiMei who learned how to speak English because she likes listening to English stories. (Adam, 3S)

I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child

Like Charlie who tried to convince her little brother to eat tomatoes. (Benson, 4M)
Like Charlie who needs her brother to eat so he told a lie by giving different name to the food.
Like Charlie talking to Lola to eat her food.

Little Beauty by Anthony Brown

Like Beauty and the gorilla who talks by sign language telling what they wanted. They can talk to all the people who understands sign language.
Like the gorilla who uses hand signs to inform the zoo keeper that he wanted a friend. (Jordy, 3S)
Like the gorilla who make a sign language because he wanted a friend. (Naisya, 2K)
Like the gorilla who shared his ideas to the zoo keepers and the cat by hand sign. (Angela, 2M)

Rose Meets Mr. Wintergarten by Bob Graham

Like Rose who asks Mr. Wintergarten for her ball back that no one ever did like that before. (Shizuka, 4G)

Speak Chinese, Fang Fang! by Sally Rippin

Like Fang Fang who talks in English because she taught she was Asutralian not Chinese. (Aarshi, 4M)
Like Lily who learned how to speak English. (Chaca)

This Little Chick by John Lawrence

Like the little chick who asks permission before going to his friend's house. (Abelard, 4G)
Like the chick who can talk to the other animals. (Levin, 2K)
Like the chick who learned the sound of the other animals. (Fira, 2M)

NOVEMBER 11, 2010